the token

– Any nonreducible textual element in data that is being parsed. For example, the use in a program of a variable name, a reserved word, or an operator. Storing tokens as short codes shortens program files and speeds execution.
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the token

– For networking, a unique structure or message that circulates continuously among the nodes of a token ring and describes the current state of the network. Before any node can send a message on the network, it must first wait to control the token.
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insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)2

a token gesture of resistance2

something of sentimental value2

a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines2

something serving as a sign of something else2

an individual instance of a type of symbol2

the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'2

Any nonreducible textual element in data that is being parsed. For example, the use in a program of a variable name, a reserved word, or an operator. Storing tokens as short codes shortens program files and speeds execution.1

For networking, a unique structure or message that circulates continuously among the nodes of a token ring and describes the current state of the network. Before any node can send a message on the network, it must first wait to control the token.1

A code that is used to add time to a computer that is running Microsoft FlexGo technology.1